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In the city of Puṇḍarīkī, the king of the earth, Vajrasena, and his queen, Śrīkāntā, had a son named Vajranāmi. ||9|| They had daughters named Varadattā, etc., in order. They also had sons named Vijaya, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, and Aparājita. ||10|| They also had sons who were dear to them, great and noble. They were the same as the Indra of the past, who were also fallen from the Abode of the Blessed. ||11|| The one who was formerly the wise minister, Mativāra, became their son, Subāhu, after falling from the Abode of the Blessed. The one who was formerly the priest, Ānanda, became their son, Mahābāhu. The one who was formerly the general, Akampana, became their son, Pīṭha. The one who was formerly the merchant, Dhanamitra, became their son, Mahāpīṭha. It is right that beings gather together in the same place due to the karmas of their previous lives. ||12-13|| The one who was formerly the king of the Acyuta heaven, Keśava, also fell from there and became the son of the merchant, Kuberadatta, and his wife, Anantamati, in this city, named Dhandeva. ||14||
When Vajranāmi reached the full bloom of youth, his body shone brightly like polished gold, and he was as beautiful as the morning sun. ||15|| His head was adorned with dark, curly hair, like the peak of a mountain covered with rain clouds. ||16|| His cheeks were adorned with the touch of the sun-like earrings, and his face, like a blooming lotus, shone like a lake filled with blooming lotuses. ||17|| On the banks of his forehead, like a mountain, two vines, like eyebrows, were adorned with flowers, like rays of light, and bees, like stars. ||18|| His breath was fragrant, his smile was like saffron, and he attracted the bees, like the eyes of women, so he was like a lotus. ||19|| On his ever-blooming face, like a lotus, a line of bees, like the eyes of the people, rushed to drink the nectar of his beauty and were fully satisfied. ||20|| His nose, situated between his eyes, added to his beauty. The boundaries of his features were well-defined, and they did not cross each other. ||21||